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- Summary: The eight-track release from London-based Kevin McAuley includes influences from UK bass, dubstep, and techno music.
- Record Label: Hessle Audio
- Genre(s): Electronic, Club/Dance
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Dec 3, 2012The sound of Pangaea doing his thang, then? Yep. Ahead of the game? On this evidence, most certainly.
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Dec 3, 2012Release definitely sees Pangaea staying ahead of the game, voyaging without hesitation into unchartered territories while keeping a foot in familiar UK bass strains.
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Dec 3, 2012While Pangaea and Hessle's peers have resorted to mealy, house-music gruel (Hotflush) and thinly veiled populism (Hyperdub), Release offers willful, self-conscious antagonism of the purest variety.
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Dec 3, 2012There's stacks to enjoy, but, for the most part, Release bares its bones and hides its heart.
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Dec 3, 2012Bold and robust, these eight tracks are sure to engage any fan of the label's prior output.
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The WireDec 7, 2012These are effective dancefloor tracks that contain secret burdens o f menace or anxiety. [Dec 2012, p.68]
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Dec 3, 2012Moving into darker, deeper spaces, it whets the appetite for further occasions when McAuley will fight the urge to rein it in for the dancefloor.